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External conditioned storage of samples (as-a-service)
Externe geconditioneerde opslag van samples (as-a-service) — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 25 November at 13:00 — 24 days left.
- You submit on TenderNed — not here and not by e-mail. ↗ Submission via TenderNed with an eHerkenning account — issuance for foreign firms can take time; apply early. Sort out account and signature first — not on submission day.
- Offer and evidence in: Dutch.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
European tender for the purchase of external conditioned storage of samples (as-a-service) for RIVM. The purpose of the tender is to realise storage capacity so that the Collections to be maintained by RIVM can be stored under the conditions necessary for these Collections. The Agreement has a standard term of 10 years, including any extensions, the maximum term is 15 years in total. The Assignment is divided into two lots: Lot 1 (basic parcel): This lot includes the storage, management and logistics services where demand takes place at box or crate level (or a similar level). The destruction and disposal of Samples in retrieval units is requested as an optional service within lot 1. Tenderers are not obliged to provide this service. If the Contractor offers this service, it must be carried out in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Lot 2 (advanced lot): This lot…
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… includes storage, management and logistics services where demand takes place at box or crate level (or a similar level) or at individual sample level. In addition, destruction and disposal of Samples in Request Units at the request of the Client, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of Samples, and the execution of professionalization activities for (parts of) Collections at the request of the Client are part of the requested service. https://www.rivm.nl/contact/business-with-rivm
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 93% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (8 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 37%.n = 8
- 11% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (123 awards since 2015, spread over 79 companies). 89% went to new names.n = 123 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (114 procedures with a bid count); 37% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 114
- 19% of awards went to companies from abroad (123 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 123
- The award came in at a median 89% of the estimated value (9 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 9
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Dutch.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies Netherlands B.V. | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| AVANTOR | 3 | 2025 |
| Sanofi B.V. | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific B.V. | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Waters Chromatography B.V. | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 127 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 73 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 48 (median of 2,911 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In the Netherlands, 2,082 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 35,768 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, Belgium.
Submission language: Dutch.
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